contradistinction

[ kon-truh-di-stingk-shuh n ]

/ ˌkɒn trə dɪˈstɪŋk ʃən /

distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.

Origin of contradistinction

First recorded in 1640–50; contra-¹ + distinction

con·tra·dis·tinc·tive, adjective con·tra·dis·tinc·tive·ly, adverb

That is to say he describes them as Predicables simply by contradistinction from Singular names.

Logic, Inductive and Deductive |William Minto
Miss Tredgold, in contradistinction to the rest of the family, was dressed correctly.

Girls of the Forest |L. T. Meade
The placing them on the foundations in contradistinction to placing them elsewhere.

Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience |Adelaide Cadogan
In contradistinction to this order were the peasants—the slaves of the soil.

History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz

In contradistinction to these, the meretrices assumed an air of respectability, and were often called bon meretrices.

The History of Prostitution |William W. Sanger

contradistinction

/ (ˌkɒntrədɪˈstɪŋkʃən) /

a distinction made by contrasting different qualities

contradistinctive, adjective contradistinctively, adverb